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Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to planning for CEO succession, from the experts at RHR As the demands from stakeholders for consummate leadership and good governance from a company''s board of directors, its CEO, and its executive team increase, how the process of CEO succession is carried out has become more critical than ever before. Yet, over the past several years, a growing number of CEOs have failed early in their terms, often with devastating consequences to their companies and stockholders. By far the most common problem is a lack of ownership of the CEO succession process. Inside CEO Succession provides businesses, leaders, and boards with the strategies they need to execute their responsibilities with a heightened level of professionalism and ensure the sustained success of the companies they serve. Written by Dr. Thomas J. Saporito, CEO of RHR International, and Dr. Paul Winum, Senior Partner of RHR International, the lessons of Inside CEO Succession arTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xiii Foreword: Douglas R. Conant, former CEO of Campbell Soup Company xv Introduction 1 Part I: Why CEO Succession Is More Critical than Ever 5 Chapter 1: From Checkers to 3-D Chess 7 Chapter 2: Success or Failure—The Cause and Cost 21 Chapter 3: Whose Job Is It, Anyway? 39 Chapter 4: RHR’s Essential Point of View 55 Part II: The 10 Key Dimensions of Effective Succession 71 Chapter 5: Establish Board Ownership, Involvement, and Oversight 73 Chapter 6: Set Succession Time Frames 89 Chapter 7: Prepare for Emergencies 105 Chapter 8: Align on Strategy and Profile 119 Chapter 9: Build the Talent Pipeline 131 Chapter 10: Source External Talent and Manage Search Firms 145 Chapter 11: Select the CEO 157 Chapter 12: Proactively Manage the Transition 169 Chapter 13: Measure Performance and Improve Process 187 Chapter 14: Manage the Dynamics in CEO Succession 197 Epilogue: Perspectives on the Future 205 Appendix: Ten Questions a Director Should Ask 213 About RHR International 219 References 221 Index 229

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Neil Thompson provides a fresh, unique perspective on leadership skills. The Authentic Leader highlights problems with existing approaches and makes a case for a human centred-approach. It will enrich understanding of good leadership by demonstrating the importance of authenticity in empowering and leading others.

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Book SynopsisWorking Backwards is an insider''s breakdown of Amazon''s approach to culture, leadership, and best practices from two long-time Amazon executiveswith lessons and techniques you can apply to your own company, and career, right now. In Working Backwards, two long-serving Amazon executives reveal the principles and practices that have driven the success of one of the most extraordinary companies the world has ever known. With twenty-seven years of Amazon experience between themmuch of it during the period of unmatched innovation that created products and services including Kindle, Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios, and Amazon Web ServicesBryar and Carr offer unprecedented access to the Amazon way as it was developed and proven to be repeatable, scalable, and adaptable.With keen analysis and practical steps for applying it at your own companyno matter the sizethe authors illuminate how Amazon's fourteen leadership principles inform decision-making at all

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Book SynopsisThe definitive guide to eliminating the forces that make it harder, more complicated, or downright impossible to get things done in organizations. Find out why Adam Grant says If every leader took the ideas in this book seriously, the world would be a less miserable, more productive place.Every organization is plagued by destructive friction. Yet some forms of friction are incredibly useful, and leaders who attempt to improve workplace efficiency often make things even worse. Drawing from seven years of hands-on research, The Friction Project by bestselling authors Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao teaches readers how to become friction fixers.Sutton and Rao kick off the book by unpacking how skilled friction fixers think and act like trustees of others' time. They provide friction forensics to help readers identify where to avert and repair bad organizational friction and where to maintain and inject good friction. Then their help pyramid shows how

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Book SynopsisAs seen on MasterClass!The instant #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, #1 USA Today bestseller answers the world's most complex question: How do you lead?Leadership is the most challenging of human endeavors. It is often misunderstood. It can bewilder, mystify, and frustrate even the most dedicated practitioners. Leaders at all levels are often forced to use theoretical guesswork to make decisions and lead their troops.IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.There are principles that can be applied and tenets that can be followed. There are skills that can be learned and maneuvers that can be practiced and executed. There are leadership strategies and tactics that have been tested and proven on the battlefield, in business, and in life. Retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer Jocko Willink delivers his powerful and pragmatic leadership methodology, which teaches how to lead any t

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Book SynopsisPotent wisdom from the one of the greatest Stoic philosophers The Stoic Path is your essential guide to a better life. Countless leaders, athletes, and thinkers have been shaped by the tenants of Stoicism, with its rational acceptance of the present moment and uncompromising insistence on virtue. The principles that form the backbone of Stoic thought are timelessoffering a refreshingly honest clarity to the complexity of modern life.The Stoic Path is a collection of the wisdom of Epictetus, one of the greatest Stoic philosophers of antiquity. Hastings Crossley translated the original text from Greek and compiled Epictetus's most potent wisdom to create an accessible, compelling distillation of stoic thought. Originally published as The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, this new edition has been redesigned to appeal to today's reader while maintaining the authenticity of the original translation.

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